Lebanon - Environment
As far as the environment of Lebanon is concerned, there have been deforestation; soil deterioration, erosion; desertification; species loss; air pollution in Beirut from vehicular traffic and the burning of industrial wastes; pollution of coastal waters from raw sewage and oil spills; waste-water management. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands.
About the environment of Lebanon
Climate We have Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; the Lebanon Mountains experience heavy winter snows
Revenue from forest resources 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.04 million tons (2014 est.)
Total renewable water resources 4.5 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 240 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 900 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 700 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 24.23 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 24.8 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 3.37 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 63.3% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 11.9% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 12.3% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 39.1% (2018 est.)
Forest 13.4% (2018 est.)
Other 23.3% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 89.4% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization -1.23% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 2.421 million BEIRUT (capital) (2023).
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Lebanon is found in Western Asia